Steph is starting at a new school this year and she is very excited! She will be teaching Music in a dual track school, so she wanted to make sure that labels, posters and charts are in both French and English. Printing in black and white is usually what she does so that she can print on vibrant paper. It saves on colour printing and it ends up being a streamlined, simple look and easy for kids to read!

Steph will be putting these labels on the front of her barred instruments. Each will have a French label and an English label. She printed on various coloured paper, indicating the language and whether the instrument is soprano, alto or bass. Another option is printing on different colours to indicate metal vs. wood instruments.

Click below to download the FREE barred instrument labels that we created! Included are a French version, as well as an English version.

Hope you enjoy them! Please let us know what you think by commenting below!

The school year is starting very soon for us! The beginning of the year is an essential time for building relationships and creating a safe classroom environment for making music. Games are great ways to connect with students, creating a fun space where students can look forward to learning! ​

This is a good game for getting to know others in a group!

• Everyone stands in a circle. 
• One person makes a statement about themselves while taking a step into the circle.  For example: “I have two sisters”; or “I’m wearing new socks”; or “I like to sing”; or “I love strawberries”; etc. 
• Anyone else in the circle to whom the statement applies would say “Me too!” while taking a step into the circle. 
• Everyone returns to the larger circle and then it’s the next player’s turn.

Students from Kindergarten to grade 6 LOVE this game! It is a great opportunity for reviewing safe ways to quickly move around the room, it builds teamwork and it develops aural skills.

What are you doing to start your school year? We would love to hear all about it!

We have been working on our new logo, a book design and our overall "look" for the past several weeks and we are so excited to release our official logo today! ​

We wanted to capture the essence of Soundscape Music and we think that we have done that! We feel our logo is professional, playful, and of course musical. Let us know what you think!